Day of long walk/run

[casjen]

Is there a benefit to always doing your long walk/run on the same day? I know it is recommended to do it on Saturday but I can not. I have been alternating Thursday or Friday. I think I prefer Friday so I can use Saturday as my rest day.

I am way too sore to even think of going to the gym today so I think Friday is the better day for the long walk.

 

[bunnyfoo]

I never thought of it that way I usually do my LR on the weekends because I have more time. I'm not very fast so I need to make sure I have the time for a LR. I usually try to do mine on a Saturday so that if the weather is bad I can still go out on Sunday. I also go to the gym on Monday so I like to do a shorter run on Sunday so I'll have more energy.

 

[cewait]

Ideally they would be on the same day. It helps in planning to have the same day devoted to the long run (i.e. always a rest day before and after the run). Physiologically, it simply does not matter. Do what is best for your schedule. I have a couple personal clients that have inconsistent schedules. Fortunately we can work at least 4 weeks out so we can lay out a month of workouts at a time and plan on their scedules.